Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-01-28

CANT apartment, me VIII not WANT
any one to make bread or look after
the kitchen expenditures. | wish
oh, wish that l was safe at home
AGAIN.
The thought had scarcely framed
itself in her mind when a door at
the farther end of the room was
opened, and a tall, handsome man,
scarcely thirty years of age, en-
tered.
"I-I beg your pardon, sir" fall
tered Lilias, all in a flutter, "but ]
[ wished to see Mr.. GlencrOss."
al am Mr.. Glencross."
"Youw Lily rose up and sat
down again, coloring vivid scarlet.
This, then, was their "far-ofi" cous-
in, and how widely different from
their dreams and iancies Appar-
entity the gentleman saw and pitied
her painful confusion, for he said
politely;
"May l ask in what manner l
can be useful to you p
~ am Lilias Wayland y she an
swered in a tone that was scarcely
audible.
.CWayland - a shadow, faint
yet distinctly perceptible, over
spread his face at that word, and
Lilias saw it with a iaintlng heart.
She forgot the labOred speech Of
palliatien and excuse that she had
prepared. She forgot that he was
no silver-haired patriarch, but a
handsome young man, surrounded
by all the adjuncts of wealth and
luxury. She remembered only poor
Charley and her own sickening
idea of debt, disgrace and ruin (;
and sinking on her knees at his
feet, she sObbed out her pitiful
story.
ale is so young she walled,
$50 young, surely you will not re-
fuse to give him another chance
for name and fame! l will work
and toll with yOu until the five
hundred dollars are every cent
paid. l will be a servant, a seam
stress-what you please, only prom
Use that you will not visit him with
the penalties Of the laww
Her voice died into a quivering
silence, but her eyes still appealed.
"Rise, Miss Wayland," said the
young man, without & moments
consideration. 81 promise that this
offence of your brothers shall be
overlooked for the sake of the sis
ter who pleaded so elOquently for
him."
"And !, what can do for you u?
What must | dog For if | cannot
repay the money in some shape or
other / shall die of shame and NOR
ti6cation."
81 will take the matter into con-
sideration,7 said Mr.. Glencross.-
"And now, Cousin Lilias-for | be-
lieve we may claim relationship, al
though it is somewhat Distant
shall insist upon you being my
guest for awhile. Let me ring and
send for my mother"
Mrs. Glencross, stately old lady
in black silk, and Valencinnes lace,
welcomed Liias Wayland with a
smiling hospitality which belonged
to the ancient regime, aud almost
before she knew it the girl found
herself chatting lnnOcently away to
her hostess, as II she had lived all
her life in the sunshine Of that
pleasant smile while Paulus Glen
cross, busted among some papers at
the table beyond, watched the sweet
changing countenance with a new
interest.
81 never saw such a lovely face
in my life,' he thought. "rhe pro-
file is as purely Grecian as the face
OF the Hero on my mothers cameo,
and the eyes are as full of the shift
ing lights as diamond. Upon my
word, this little new cousin is an
acquisition p
When Lilias wrote her happy
letter home that night Mr.. Glen
cross added a pleasant postscript
and Charley Wayland knew that
his season of peril was over.
Lilias had been nearly a month
the guest Of the stately old lady,
when one day Paulus coming sud-
denly into the twilight OF the draw
ingrOOms, found her sitting all
alone with tear-drops giittering on
her peachy cheek.
"Why, Lilias, what is the mat
teri"
"Nothing, Paulus"-they had
grown to be good friends by this
time-"only l have been dreaming
very pleasantly, and the time of
waking has come at last"
"You mysterious little sphinx,
what on earth do you meanW
She cOlOred and cast down her
eyes.
"The five hundred dollars, Pau
lus, they are yet to be paid. No
don't interrupt me. | cannot con.
sent to indulge your generous i'm
pulses. l must pay, and there is
no other way tor me than to seek a
situation as gOverness or instruc.
treSs in some seminary. So Paulus,
l have written an advertisement,
and if you will be so kind as to
falya ~ dovn IN fha offioa IF oOma